Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-22
NEATLY CAUGHT.
A NAN ARRESTED IN TIE ACT or
BURGLARY.
Visit Of Knights remplars-Ths Wrong
Nan Observation-Disclosures Of the
22d- Minor Eews.


Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, February II, 1887.
A neat little piece of detective work
on the part OF negro is reported from
Greensville county which resulted In
the arrest Of Henry Noodle, white
man, while in the act of breaking into
the tobacco-barn Of Mr.. Newell fergn-
son, in the upper part OF that county.
The arrest was made about l0l o'clock
on Friday night by Captain Walker and
officer Manning, Of the county police,
and on Saturday the prisoner bad an
examination before Justice Deaking, at
Bicksford, and was committed to jail
TO stand his trial for burglary at
the next term of the County Court.
The trap for the capture Of Noodle was
laid by the above officers through the
aid and information given by the CO.
lored detective. Noodle has served a
term in the county jail for cow-stealing,
from which he was pardoned by Gov
ernor Cameron. He has time ana
again been charged with other offences,
but managed TO escape through the
meshes OF the law. Ii is reported that
on the night Of his arrest he had made
arrangements to FIRE the barn after com
mHting the robbery. A quantity OF
siaw had been collected there by him,
TO which it is supposed he intended to
apply the match.
Sir Knights Preston Belvin and l..
T. Ecker, of Richmond, accompanied
by Sir Knights G. Theo. Griffith,
Charles A. Benedict, G. II. Heyzer,
James McGee, Joseph Il. Miller. and
George Miller, of New York, and Sir
Knight Gus Williams, the actor, now
playing an engagement in Richmond,
visited our city yesterday. They were
taken in charge by a number OF Sir
knights of Appomattox Coramandery
and shown around the city and extended
every possible courtesy. The incle-
mency of the weather prevented visit
10 the Crater and Old Blandford Gene
terry, which had been planned.
A colored man was arrested in Farm
vile day or two ago on the suspicion
that he was the porter Warner Wall,
who is charged with robbing the store
OF Mr.. Charles Leonard. An officer was
sent up yesterday to identify the pris-
Oner, but he proved not to be the man
who was wanted, though answering in
several respects the description given
of Wall.
Tomorrow, the ODD, will be gene
rally celebrated by the military OF this
city-white and cOlored. The r. Il.
Lee Artillery Company has received its
steel guns from Washington, and will
parade with them, the members APP
pearing in new uniforms. AT night the
company will have banquet.
The dwelling-house of Mr.. Nathaniel
Davis. in Battersea, was broken into
night or two ago and robbed of S2S in
money. Nothing else was disturbed
by the burglar.
The quarterly meeting of the Sunday
School Union was held yesterday after
noon at the High-Street church. The
attendance was large and the exercises
interesting. Reports show the condi-
ton of the various schools composing
the union to be satisfactory.
Is hAS
chanic of this city has invented a car
heater for use in passenger-coaches,
which he claims will answer every pur-
pose for heating cars without any of the
attendant dangers Of the stove. Apph-
cation for a patent has been filed at
Washington. Those who have been
made acquainted with the invention
speak in high terms of its merits and
value. Compressed air is said to be
the agent for heating.
1t is intimated that when the Hust-
ings Court meets on Thursday case of
interest, involving the question of the
payment of fines imposed in favor of
the State in coupons, will be brought
mp for decision. The case arises under
q tender of coupons made by one or
more parties against whom cdpidses
pro fine had been issued.
ROBIN ADMR.